No, really. We're absolutely dead serious. Yoda and Darth Vader -- you know, from Star Wars -- will both be appearing in the Namco weapons-based fighter Soul Calibur IV. We are absolutely not kidding about this at all. It's not a joke. It's real, and 1UP has pictures to prove it. Now, as we attempt to wrap our heads around the sheer bizarreness of it all, we're racked with questions. Forget how Namco plans to work these clowns into the story. After all, they managed to wedge Spawn and Link into Soul Calibur II somehow. Our question is how can any conventional weapon stand up to the might of a light saber? Dare we say it, a light saber would slice the Soul Edge itself as though it were butter. Butter, we say! Adding fuel to what is undoubtedly the weirdest fire to break so far this year, 1UP speculates that more Star Wars characters might be on the way. You know what, we quit. Words fail. Go to 1UP and check out the images for yourself.
Update: GameSpot reports that Yoda is exclusive to the Xbox 360 while Darth Vader is PS3 only. Is Namco Bandai making a comment on the force alignments of Microsoft and Sony here?
[Thanks, terrence. Via Joystiq]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
1-09-2008 @ 6:42PM
CoopaClown said...
I was under the impression that the lives of Yoda and Darth Vader took place a long long time ago and, not only that, in a galaxy far, far away. Beyond that, though, my question is relatively simple. Special weapons. Being that Soul Calibur and Soul Edge morph into the wielder's weapon of choice, does that mean a Soul Cailbur lightsaber? I surely hope so!
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1-09-2008 @ 7:43PM
LeChuck said...
I guess they really meant it when they said the Soul Calibur story was "transcending history and the world."
1-09-2008 @ 9:44PM
L said...
OMG UPDATE THE NEWS
"Fans should note that Darth Vader is an exclusive character in the PlayStation 3 build of the game, whereas Yoda will flip into the air and take down enemies exclusively on Xbox 360."
haha PS3 Darkside so good
1-10-2008 @ 4:12PM
LesbianHam said...
Oww :(
I wanted Vader :(
1-09-2008 @ 6:48PM
Chester said...
Who's next? RAMBO?
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1-09-2008 @ 7:02PM
ryan said...
*gets shredded from the gun mount and dissipates into pink dust*
1-10-2008 @ 4:00AM
Chase said...
Rambo would be an awesome inclusion. Toss in Cthulu and the Mythbusters cast, and this game would sell more than porn in a priesthood.
1-09-2008 @ 6:51PM
terrence said...
death to the haters, this is awesome!
anyone concerned about the story or silliness of the thing is simply missing the point.
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1-09-2008 @ 6:52PM
Kevin said...
I wonder if this occurs before or after they mastered teräs käsi.
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1-09-2008 @ 6:57PM
darksoul013 said...
LOL @ Rambo.
But yeah this is pretty much WTF material.
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1-09-2008 @ 7:00PM
Diamondxp said...
Wow they will put star wars in anything. It feels so cheap to me now. I used to be a true fan but all the mystic of Star Wars is lost.
Are you an Angel?
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1-09-2008 @ 7:00PM
iFester said...
This has certainly locked me into playing this game (or a blind buy for that matter).
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1-09-2008 @ 7:01PM
Diamondxp said...
Ummmmm
Sold out, I have
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1-09-2008 @ 7:03PM
GoldenPie said...
This is almost as awesome as when they put Link in Soul Calibur II. Almost.
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1-09-2008 @ 10:07PM
NvM said...
Link was actually a pretty good fighter.
Nintendo should let em be in the 360 build, and Microsoft can toss em Master Chief or someone for Brawl.
1-09-2008 @ 11:42PM
Justin said...
Master Chief shall never join the dark side!... or actually the less darker actually white side..
1-10-2008 @ 11:00AM
JakubK666 said...
Oh come on...would you rather swap characters with Nintendo or forge some evil dark pact with Sony? Arbiter and Chief for Link and Mario :)
1-09-2008 @ 7:18PM
mirage said...
I think they should do a spinoff that is in the star wars universe. That would be pretty sweet! I think this is a great idea too though. Vader looks badass as always!
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1-09-2008 @ 7:19PM
PerfectStrategy said...
I was already going to buy soul calibur no matter what because it is the best fighting series out there. But this just makes me want it all the more.
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1-09-2008 @ 7:27PM
Eddie said...
And just like that, Soul Caliber becomes infantessimally more interesting to me than it was just an hour ago.
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